In our Sept. '11 interview RTX's Jennifer Herrema told us that her band was splitting up to become Black Bananas. The new album is out. Here's what we think of it.
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RTX GONE GONE: Black Bananas – Rad Times Express IV
PREVIEW: Tim Doyle “Unreal Estate” Solo Exhibit @ Spoke-Art [SF]
for his 1st ever solo exhibit, Tim Doyle explores the fictional locales from classic TV shows, from Sesame St. & The Simpsons to Seinfeld & Arrested Development
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Scratches a Pencil – An Interview with Writer/Musician TIM KINSELLA
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Indie music pioneer, Tim Kinsella (Cap'n Jazz, Make Believe, Joan of Arc, Owls, etc) talks to us about his new novel, The Karaoke Singer's Guide to Self Defense
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You Gotta Move: A Conversation with KARL DENSON
Interview conducted during the saxophonist's recent Seattle stop to perform the Rolling Stones classic Sticky Fingers album in it's entirety
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PREVIEW: [GALLERY 1988 x ADULT SWIM] Group Art Exhibit (Melrose)
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100 of the top underground contemporary artists in the game pay tribute to [Adult Swim]. Check out our 10 image preview & hit up the opening on Jan. Fri. 13th 2012
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FOUR TET Releases Exclusive Track For Upcoming Japan Benefit Compilation
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In the world of electronic music, Kieran Hebden (aka: Four Tet) is one of the good ones. Timeless, incredibly consistent, and impervious to trends, it’s always worth looking into anything new that is released with the Four Tet name stamped onto it. Highly respected as an innovator in his field since the late 1990s, albums [...]
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Futures & Folly: BLITZEN TRAPPER & DAWES Live @ The Neptune [w/photoset]
BLITZEN TRAPPER DAWES Neptune Theatre Seattle, Wa 11.11.11 Last month we posted a brief write-up, along with a ticket giveaway for The Belle Brigade, Dawes, and Blitzen Trapper show at the Neptune here in Seattle. The contest was super last minute and even more last minute was my decision to pop on over to the [...]
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The Lovers, The Dreamers & Me: Jim Henson Tribute Exhibit @ Gallery Nucleus
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The West Coast has it’s share of quality art museums. As for underground contemporary works, we have often found ourselves posting about 3 venues in particular: the pop-surrealism focused, ROQ LA RUE in Seattle, San Francisco-based Spoke Art, and Gallery 1988, with it’s dual locations in the Los Angeles area (Melrose and Venice). All 3 [...]
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Traces – BUILT TO SPILL Live @ City Arts Fest 2011 [review + illustrations]
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BUILT TO SPILL City Arts Fest 2011 The Moore Theatre Seattle, Wa 10.21.11 I first heard Built to Spill from across the hall in the dorms. When I lived in the dorms, I tried to keep myself off the radar. The natural manner that my floor mates had with group dynamics made it clear that [...]
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Air War: CRYSTAL CASTLES Live @ City Arts Fest 2011 [Seattle]
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CRYSTAL CASTLES City Arts Fest 2011 The Showbox SODO Seattle, Wa 10.20.11 Walking into the never-ending cavern that was October's Crystal Castles show at the Showbox Sodo, I knew that I was a part of something outside of the realms of modern reality; something primitive and thoroughly futuristic all at once. Everything about the experience Continue reading →
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